Should hubby come to first OB appointment?

Hi everyone, I'm 6 weeks along as of yesterday! I have my first OB appointment on Wednesday when I will be approaching 7 weeks. What should I expect at this appointment? Will there be an ultrasound and should my husband come along? He doesn't want to miss seeing the baby for the first time or hearing the heartbeat. Thanks in advance!

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My doctor does a sonogram at the first appointment, but I'd call your OB and find out for sure.

My husband is planning to come to the first appointment with me next week, but it will depend what his day looks like at work. This is our second baby so the first time 'excitement' for things like sonograms isn't there.

If he wants to come let him. My husband came to every appointment my first pregnancy. It was nice having him there even if nothing important was happening. I flew solo most of my second pregnancy due to his work schedule. This go around he'll try to make most.

Appointments are run a bit differently at all offices. My office used to just try to find heartbeat first appointment and just get basic info and answer questions. They'd do an ultrasound if they were having trouble hearing the heartbeat or finding the baby.

Now they do ultrasound and first appointment together because they pushed back the first appointment from 6w to 10w.

I'd go in with a list of questions you have for your ob even if they seem silly. Encourage hubs to think of questions and ask them too.

My ob does an ultrasound first appointment and checks to make sure cervix is closed. Asks a bunch of questions. SO (significant other) came for first pregnancy but isn’t coming this time. I kinda wish he was just bc I always think of worst case scenario. I would want him there if I got any bad news. But I try to keep that out of my head. I get to see baby for the first time on Monday

My husband came to the first appointment for our first baby, but they did not really do what I was expecting. They asked for family medical history, did an exam, pregnancy test, blood work, but no ultrasound. I didn't really feel like it was necessary for him to be there. The next appointment 10 days later is when they did the early ultrasound, so he came back for that. This time around I knew they wouldn't do the ultrasound for the first appointment so I did not have him come. I'm not sure if he'll come to the next one or not. I will DEFINITELY have him come for the 20 week ultrasound though. I think he came to the appointment where you hear the heartbeat with the doppler too.

My hubby has come with me to almost all my appointments with my previous 2 pregnancies (I think he missed one or two with the second). He missed the first appointment this time just because of how things worked out. What happens depends on your provider. My midwife had me fill out paperwork, pee in a cup, weigh myself, she drew blood, talked a little about testing options and accepting or declining them, and then she offered to take a peek with her ultrasound machine which I declined.

Totally a personal choice. With my first, my doctor would only do one ultrasound at 20 weeks and my hubby came. after 40 weeks, i had one final one and ended up having low fluid so they sent me straight to the hospital. i legit drove myself to the hospital and met my husband there to have our baby.

With my second, doctor had the same protocol but then some standard testing came back wonky and the doctor sent me to a perinatologist. i had two ultrasounds after 20 weeks with that one and my husband came to both because we were told the baby could have major problems.

With this one, my doctor now has a tech do a viability ultrasound (which I have next week) and my hubby will not be coming. i'm a stay at home mommy now and somebody has to watch the kids. we are not ready to tell them yet and want to make sure everything is ok before we do -- so just me this time.

whatever you and your husband decide is great. everybody is different; there's no right or wrong way.

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